Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis is especially useful for separating:
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Correct answer: Proteins and small DNA fragments
Polyacrylamide gels have smaller, more uniform pore sizes than agarose gels, allowing high-resolution separation of proteins and small nucleic acid fragments. They are routinely used in SDS-PAGE for protein analysis and in sequencing applications.
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